SportsNews

NNL Week 5: “We’ll reclaim lost points” — Abakaliki FC Captain Ifeanyin

Published

1 year ago

January 12, 2025

Abakaliki Football Club captain Ezeama Ifeanyi has boasted that the team would reclaim all the points lost in their previous matches.

The team defeated Rover FC 1-0 to break the jinx since their first appearance in the 2024 season of the Nigeria National League, NNL, in a home match that took place at the Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital.

Addressing newsmen, the chairman of Abakaliki FC, Senator Obinna Ogba, faulted the cancellation of the second goal and described the win as a thing of necessity, thanking the players for making the management proud.

“I am happy we broke the jinx; from onwards, I am sure they will be winning. Though I don’t understand why the referee should cancel the second goal, his decision is final,” he said.

The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Prince Richard Idike, appreciated the team for their high level of discipline, noting that they showed great commitment towards the victory.

He acknowledged the team’s readiness to take the stage fully and maintained optimism that the De Rice Boys would come out better in their next match with Madiba Football Club in Lagos.

“With what I have seen so far, the team has started blending and understanding themselves better. I am expecting a win in our next match in Lagos State,” Idike added.

SportsNews

2026 World Cup: Super Eagles waiting for FIFA’s decision – Iwobi

Published

11 hours ago

February 6, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Super Eagles playmaker, Alex Iwobi, has admitted they are waiting to see if the team would still play at the 2026 World Cup.

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is optimistic of a potential lifeline from FIFA, after it submitted a petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Iwobi was asked by SuperSport if he would rather lift the AFCON 2025 trophy or qualify for the World Cup?

The 29-year-old, who played at the 2018 of the World Cup, replied: “I mean we’re still waiting, well hopefully we can go to the World Cup, but I feel it’s a tough one.

“It’s a tough one because winning AFCON is like… It’s a great legacy, it’s a great thing to have like in your career, a memorable moment.

“But then at the same time, because I’ve been to the World Cup already, a lot of the players haven’t been. They would like to say ‘I want to go to the World Cup,’ so I can’t be selfish and say win the AFCON and for my teammates to not go to the World Cup. So it’s a tough one. I don’t know. I don’t know.”

Politics

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE OF THE SUPER EAGLES ON THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER

Published

1 week ago

January 30, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

President Bola Tinubu sends his condolences

to Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze on the passing of his mother.

The President also extends his sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, who passed away on Thursday.

President Tinubu mourns with the Chukwueze family and encourages them to find solace in the memory and legacy of their late matriarch.

“The passing of Mrs Chukwueze, the mother of one of our bright football stars, just a few days after the passing of Super Eagles’ captain Wilfred Ndidi’s father, is deeply saddening.

I mourn with them, and I am with them in prayers during this difficult time,” the President says.

President Tinubu prays that God Almighty will grant the departed eternal rest.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information and Strategy)